History of Research
The Four Valleys Archive consists of all records resulting from archaeological investigations conducted from 1983-2022 across 180km2 (ca. 70 miles2) within five distinct drainages in northwestern and western Honduras. These basins include: the Naco valley along the Chamelecon river; the lower Cacaulapa drainage, a tributary of the Chamelecon situated 9km southwest of the Naco Valley; the middle Chamelecon valley, linking the Naco and lower Cacaulapa valleys; the middle Ulua river basin ca. 40km south of the Naco valley; and, the El Paraíso valley lying 93 km to the southwest of Naco and 27 km northeast of the lowland Maya center of Copan. The materials recorded in the course of this work span three millennia (1200BC-AD1532). The archive contains data pertaining to the configurations, sizes, and locations of more than 900 sites recorded on survey along with the results of excavations at over 180 settlements and the analysis of roughly one million artifacts.
Types of Data
| Analysis Sheets | Catalog Sheets | Drawings |
| Excavation Reports | Field Notes | Lot Cards |
| Ulua Lot Cards | Photographs | Readouts |
| Season Reports | Survey Reports | Theses |
See our guide for more ways to navigate the collection.
Scholarship
| Posters |
Catalog Sheets
PVN-CAT-168-AB-003-006-MLDFWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-168-AC-004-001-CNMDL, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-168-AC-004-002-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-168-AC-011-001-MANO, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-168-AD-001-001-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-168-AD-002-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-168-AD-002-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-168-AD-002-003-CNMDL, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-168-AD-002-004-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-168-AD-002-005-CAND, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-168-AD-004-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-168-AD-005-001-PLCN, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-168-AD-005-002-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-168-AD-005-003-CAND, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-168-AE-002-001-CNLP, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-168-AE-003-001-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-168-AE-003-002-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-168-AE-004-001-EFLR, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-168-AF-002-001-LCSH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-168B-004-000 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-168B-008-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168B-011-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168B-011-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168B-011-001 MTE, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-168B-013-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-168C-006-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 168C-007-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168C-008-001 ENIG, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168C-008-001 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168C-008-002 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168C-008-003 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168C-008-004 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168C-008-005 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168C-008-006 LCSH Textile, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168C-008-007 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168C-008-008 SCNL, Edward Mark Schortman and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168C-008-010 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168C-008-011 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168D-004-001 PEND, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168D-006-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168D-006-002 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168D-008-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168D-008-002 PEND, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168D-010-000 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-168D-010-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168D-010-002 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168D-010-003 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168D-010-004 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168D-013-001 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168D-014-001 FWO, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168D-014-001 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168D-016-001 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-168-DD-001-001A-BONE, unknown un
PVN-CAT-168E-001-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168F-005-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168F-014-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168F-014-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168F-014-003 SCNL, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168F-017-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-168F-017-001 PLCN, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168-F-020-001-MTE, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-168J-005-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-168J-007-000 WKST, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 16A-002-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 16A-002-003 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 16A-002-004 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 16A-007-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 16A-007-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 16A-007-002 STMP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 16A-011-002 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 16A-019-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 16A-020-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 16A-020-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 16A-020-003 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 16A-020-004 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 16A-020-005 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 16A-020-006 Medallion, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 16A-026-001 FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 16A-027 MTE, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 16A-027 MTE 02, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 16A-027 MTE 03, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 16A-035-001 TOOTH, Julie Miller
PVN CAT 16A-044-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 16A-071 MANO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-171A-001-001 MTE, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-171B-005-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-171C-005-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171C-008-001 LCSH Textile, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171C-008-004 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171C-008-005 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171C-010-000 Censer Body, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171C-010-000 CNCMPB, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171C-010-000 CNCMPS, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171C-010-000 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171-D-004-001-PLCN, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171-E-000-000-BDS.pdf, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171-E-004-003A-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171-E-004-003B-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-171-E-004-004-LCSH, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171E-007-001 LCSH Textile, Quique Posas